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| Posted by: Jeroen April 14, 2009 10:29 am |
| When I was passing through Faget in 1990 I found a Li2 along the street which was used as a Bar with Romanian star on the rudder/tail. What happened to that plane, does it still exist? Jeroen |
| Posted by: Vici April 18, 2009 10:57 am |
| Yes, it's still there and still used as a bar: http://www.worldwar2.ro/forum/index.php?showtopic=4184&st=0 former no. 209, Romanian AF Do you have any picture of it while still wearing the star on the tail? |
| Posted by: Jeroen April 18, 2009 07:51 pm | ||
Thanks Vici for linking to the other thread! Still I am convinced it should be in the post-WW2 section. Moreover as I spotted it then in AM livery complete with with upper fuselage, flash/cheekline, metalic underside, and faintly vizible fade away pre 1985 star on rudder/tail! Only the two words "bar avion" above the flash and its location pointed at its demilitarisation then. I made a black and white picture of it that was published in 1990 in Scramble magazine, Amsterdam, 1990, number? Will try to find my old negative, or a copy of the publication. Jeroen |
| Posted by: Victor April 19, 2009 06:45 am |
| There was another Li-2 bar at Banesti, next to Aurel Vlaicu's monument, up until several years ago. |
| Posted by: Jeroen April 19, 2009 10:19 am |
| Any pics of that one? |
| Posted by: Vici April 19, 2009 12:41 pm |
| I've read on several other forums that it was an Il-18, not a Li-2. Until and unless a picture surfaces, it would be mostly a sterile debate... |
| Posted by: lucian April 19, 2009 04:00 pm |
| Yes. There was Il-18 near Aurel Vlaicu Munument. He disappear 4-5 years ago. Nice plane. |
| Posted by: Jeroen April 19, 2009 08:57 pm |
| It was Tarom Il18B YR-IMC (c/n 4802) first noticed there at least in 1992, last seen there in 1999? What happened to it? Jeroen |
| Posted by: Cantacuzino April 19, 2009 10:27 pm | ||
Some childrens played inside and fall from open door and were spitalized. The ( Banesti ) Mayor decided to dismantle and scrap the plane to avoid future accidents. |
| Posted by: Cantacuzino April 19, 2009 10:30 pm | ||
I don't know if many of you remembers ( a long time ago  ) the Li-2 bar from Herastrau park. And another one in "Cotroceni palace" garden. And the one from "Politehnica". |
| Posted by: Radub April 20, 2009 06:55 am | ||
I remember having a Savarina and a Cico in it when I was around 5. It was great!  Radu |
| Posted by: guina April 20, 2009 12:13 pm |
| I actualy made my first flight in a Li 2 ,back in 56,on Bucharest - Belgrad route.It was after normalization of relations betwen the two states.I remember that it was very noisy inside,the only flight atendat passed aroud candies and it flew low so the panorama was wonderfull.Oh,i had to use the bag on labding. |
| Posted by: Jeroen April 20, 2009 06:20 pm |
| Nice recollections! When were the last civil and military flights of Romanian Li-2? Any id of the Bucuresti Lisunovs known? I remember driving (by international truck) to Romania in 1990 seeing Malev Il18V HA-MOI (cn 10002) parked near the old road near Gyor. It has made is last flight from Budapest to Papa airbase august 29, 1989 and was towed towards it new place to act as a restaurant (according Soviet Transports book) Jeroen |